[pure-silver] Re: Mamiya 6

Does anybody have a sense of how much the added
resolution is a result of the glass vs the smoother
shutter of the Mamiay vs the 'blad?

Mark


--- Christopher Woodhouse
<chris.woodhouse@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The lenses are spectacular. I have had both '7 and
> '6 lenses and I rate them
> better than the 'blad's and rival the best of the
> Rollei Schneiders. If I'm
> travelling light, I shoot with XP2, which is
> somewhat less sensitive to
> small metering issues.
> 
> 
> On 25/1/06 21:18, "Ron Klein" <rskmd83@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> 
> > I use a Mamiya 7. I find the metering quite good.
> I simply use the usual
> > measures when shooting contrasty scenes. Most
> shots are dead on. My biggest
> > problem is remembering to reset exposure
> compensation when using filters!!
> > PS I dream of an updated 7 with TTL metering and a
> large digital display on
> > the back so you can actually see your settings.
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Justin F. Knotzke
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 3:35 PM
> > To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Mamiya 6
> > 
> > On Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 03:18:27PM -0500, John
> Black wrote:
> > 
> >> The 6 system is quite good if you like a square
> format but be advised that
> >> 6's are getting rare and pricey if you can find
> one.  The 7 system is more
> >> ubiquitous and less $$ if you can stand a 6X7
> format.
> > 
> >    I had read that the 7 only spot meters. I'm
> really looking for a MF
> > camera
> > that I can lug around with me to shoot "fun" stuff
> with. So a good reliable
> > meter is a must.
> > 
> >    I don't want to have to muck around with a spot
> meter. I deal enough with
> > that with my 4x5 and my Pentax meter. ;-)
> > 
> >    J
> > 
> > 
> 
> -- 
> Regards Chris Woodhouse
>     ....  __o
>     ..    -\<,
>   ......(_)/(_).......................
> 
> 
> 
> 
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